by Andrew Hanson I came across Patricia Moleski’s YouTube video about six weeks ago as I was researching another story. The events she recounted were so horrific and bizarre that I was immediately skeptical. I have spent considerable time investigating her story, and I am convinced she is completely truthful. I’ve been asked a number […]
by Andrew Hanson Adventist Health System (AHS) made a big mistake when they hired Patricia Moleski. They should have hired someone less intelligent, less dedicated, less scrupulous, less Christian. When I was finally able to contact Ms. Moleski, she said she had been so badly treated by AHS and their attorneys that she said she […]
by Debbonnaire Kovacs This week's lectionary texts have in common the idea of God caring for us through an endless variety of troubles, from war to storm to the turmoil of being whispered against and hated. But I've been wondering for years, What does that mean, "God will take care of you"? I can tell […]
by Stephen Foster What if a theologically conservative, third or fourth generation Seventh-day Adventist was to seek a major party nomination for President of the United States; and/or eventually become the presumptive presidential nominee of a major party? What questions or hurdles about his/her beliefs might they have to answer or address? What theological gauntlet […]
by Mark Gutman My last three columns have taken a look at some popular views about prayer: (1) Get God to do what you want = pull the cruise ship over to your rowboat; (2) talk “nicely” in prayer instead of talking about what worries us or angers us or bothers us in any way; […]
by Jack Hoehn It was a year ago this month, that I decided it was time to begin writing about Creationism in Adventism. I had long been thinking about the subject, and studying creation, evolution, and the age of the earth for many years. But it was when the Adventist Review published this letter from […]
by Harry Banks So it was time to ask the class, "What did you find exciting in the lesson this week?" Yes, they know it is a not-so-cleverly disguised way to ask, "Did ANYbody read the lesson!?" If spoken, the last line is usually delivered in a lovingly accusatory tone. And that's why they sometimes […]
by Charles Eaton I have had the opportunity to live in two distinct subcultures of America. My home state is California; a state with a very peaceful, very “chill”, very accepting mainstream culture which has significantly influenced the Seventh-day Adventist subculture. Many of the hallmarks of fundamental Adventism are missing or subdued in California. The […]
by Katelyn Pauls The one question prospective student missionaries get asked the most is "why?" In my experience, people want to know why I'm eager to give up all of the creature comforts I have here to spend a year in a foreign country. Here are the reasons that I want to pack up and […]
by Stephen Foster in•ter'•pret [in-tur’-prit] verb (used with object) 1. to give or provide the meaning of; explain; explicate; elucidate: to interpret the hidden meaning of a parable. 2. to construe or understand in a particular way: to interpret a reply as favorable. 3. to bring out the meaning of (a dramatic work, music, […]
by Harry Banks "Welcome to the Shark Tank" laughed a member of the adult Wasilla Sabbath School class. She was letting a visitor to the class know that the active interaction and honesty of the group was standard fare and he was being admitted into the inner circle of give and take. Even more surprising […]
by Chris Barrett I have been fascinated by the observation made here on AT that positive mutations don't happen. Well, I have just had an amazing event happen in my pomegranate orchard. A few years ago I purchased 50 plants from a Nursery on the coast here in New South Wales, Australia. These plants were […]